Mountain Passes in SD and midwest
I have the Mountain Directory books, but some states aren't listed. South Dakota, Iowa, Western Kentucky, Missouri. Are there any passes I need to know about in these states? Nothing is coming up...
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bclan6 wrote:Travelon wrote:
Mountain Passes in Iowa? :h
I have traveled through Iowa and the elevation difference anywhere in the state is 10'. :B
Travelon
I'm from FL and haven't lived in the mountains in 14 years. Anything higher than sea level is a mountain pass to me! Just kidding.
One can never be too careful :)
:B
Still for us in mountain states who are familiar with SD and Iowa, it's a question that makes us smile. Both are lacking in mountain passes and coastal highways.
The only steep grades in the hills that come to mind are Strawberry Hill on Hwy 385 just south of its junction with Hwy 14 (between Lead and Deadwood) and the climb on Hwy 16 out of Rapid City towards Rushmore, etc. Strawberry Hill is steeper, I think, and pretty much straight as an arrow. Certainly there are other similar stretches in the Hills, but I wouldn't call any of them passes, just long, steepish hills. (A "pass" to me is the crest of a route over a mountain range. No mountain range, no pass to cross.)
